Minder - The Odds Couple - 9:00 pm Friday, March 20 on That's TV 3

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The Odds Couple
Season 8, Episode 11

Boxer Lewis Nelson hires Ray to keep his gambling-addicted wife away from the casino he partly owns. However, she persuades Arthur to play the roulette wheels on her behalf, tempting him with the 'winning system' she has devised. Comedy starring George Cole

General Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

George Cole (Actor) .. Arthur Daley

Gary Webster (Actor) .. Ray Daley

Glynn Edwards (Actor) .. Dave

Lee Montague (Actor) .. Lewis Nelson

Hetty Baynes (Actor) .. Lorna Nelson

Joseph Long (Actor) .. Carlo Vincetti

Louis Hilyer (Actor) .. Joe

Neale Goodrum (Actor) .. Eric

Piers Ibbotson (Actor) .. Billy

Keith Washington (Director)

More Information

Did You Know..

George Cole (Actor) .. Arthur Daley

Born: April 22, 1925 in London

Best Known For: Playing Arthur Daley in Minder.

Early-life: George Edward Cole was born in London on April 22, 1925. His mother, whom he never met, abandoned him at 10 days old, and he was adopted by the Cole family. George left school to be a butcher's boy, but won a part in a touring musical and opted for acting instead. At 15 he and his adoptive mother moved in with Alastair Sim's family after he appeared in a film with the thespian. They helped him lose his cockney accent, and he stayed with them until his first marriage at 27.

Career: Cole made his big-screen debut in 1941's Cottage to Let, but didn't achieve fame until he landed the part of Flash Harry in the classic St Trinian's films. He went on to have a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, often appearing opposite mentor Sim in such productions as Scrooge and The Green Man. TV credits include My Good Friend, Dad, An Independent Man, Blott on the Landscape and Minder, which ran for 15 years. In his later years, he appeared in Station Jim, Bodily Harm, Mary Reilly, A Class Apart, and Diamond Geezer. He died on August 6, 2015, after a long illness. He was 90.

Quote: 'I made my first film in 1940. I can't think much has changed apart from the equipment and cost.'

Trivia: In 2013, Cole published his autobiography, The World Was My Lobster.